Tropical Storm Chris is centered at latitude 38.8 north and longitude 56.0 west, about 565 miles south-southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is moving east-southeast at 13 mph. It has minimum central pressure of 1,005 millibars or 29.68 inches.

No coastal watches or warnings are in effect.

Tropical Storm Chris is expected to move toward the east-northeast at a faster speed through Wednesday, followed by a turn toward the northeast on Thursday. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Chris is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday morning.